People say some things should go left unsaid when it comes to political or religious views‚ however‚ Howard Zinn take his political opinions to an extreme in his textbook. If Howard Zinn was to be placed in a room with conservative Republicans‚ nothing good would come from it. Howard Zinn has extremely liberal views‚ and these views could get a class of high school students stirring and arguing against each other easily based on their own political opinions. I find that in learning about the history
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Zinn Chapter 12 1. Why might Teddy Roosevelt have thought that the United States needed a war in 1897? a. The United States was struggling politically and economically. It was believed that opening up markets overseas would relieve a lot of the problems that the United States was having in its depression. 2. In what sense was expansion overseas “not a new idea”? If it was not new‚ then why did it not begin until 1898? a. The Monroe Doctrine moved the US down south into the Caribbean even before the
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astronauts on the moon. Recently though‚ many discussions of the Apollo 11 mission have astonished thoughts of many Americans. Conspiracy theorists are looking at the Moon Landing as a hoax and one big set up that Americans were fooled into believing actually happened. In 1974‚ Bill Kasying wrote a book entitled We Never Went to the Moon: America’s Thirty Billion Dollar Swindle‚ which explained in full detail that the whole Apollo 11 mission was a fake (The Apollo Hoax). Not only did this spark many people’s
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Apollo 11 is probably the most famous NASA mission in United States history. The mission that took man to the moon. The mission that made "...one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind" a recognizable phrase throughout every home in America. The mission that captivated not only the nation‚ but the world. The world had recently changed its sights from Imperialism to the vast unknown‚ namely‚ space. It was common knowledge that the USSR was making incredible progress into space exploration
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States of America. On 9/11 almost 3‚000 people died. Some people are scared of planes now because of 9/11. On Apollo 11 was the first time someone touched the moon. There was a weird landing when they got back. The Vietnam war was a 20 year war between North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union‚ China‚ and other communist allies‚ and Southern Vietnam with the United States. USA as a lot of war‚ cool stuff like Apollo 11 also they have terrible stuff that happens like 9/11 and wars like the Vietnam
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No one would’ve ever imagined a leap as big as this in scientific and technological studies. Many things changed after Apollo 11‚ including society. After all of the events of Apollo 11 finished‚ there was a “ecstatic reaction around the globe.” Even though Russia tried to hide the fact that America had pulled off landing on the moon‚ the exciting news still traveled all around the country and many others
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Once upon a time‚ long ago‚ there was a charming hamlet in the sweeping green country side of Europe‚ named the Kingdom of Zinn. The hamlet was the center of the kingdom‚ with other small towns and villages surrounding it‚ and was known as Morningsong. It was so named because its’ beloved rulers‚ King and Queen Zinn‚ were lovers of nature and artistic expression‚ and their intention was to create a land and community that encouraged the flourishing of the arts. From their union‚ a son was born
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Apollo 11 The Apollo idea originated from president John Kennedy. He presented the idea to Congress on May 25‚ 1961 and they approved the proposal. On May 1969 three astronauts of Apollo 10 took the spacecraft for a dry run around the Moon before the landing in July. At 9:32 am on July 16 Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Neil Armstrong‚ Buzz Aldrin‚ and Michael Collins were aboard. Traveling 240‚000 miles Apollo 11 reached a lunar orbit on July 19. The next day Apollo
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Howard zinn Christoper colombus They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things‚ which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks’ bells. They willingly traded everything they owned... . They were well-built‚ with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear arms‚ and do not know them‚ for I showed them a sword‚ they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They would make fine
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that NASA may have filmed this in a film studio and the same backdrop has been used in all scenes to save money instead of buying several backdrops which would have made it less suspicious. A final piece of evidence that clearly shows that the Apollo 11 moon landing may be a hoax is the
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